Synonyms for amendment
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Noun
1. Improvement — an alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting…
improvement, re-formation, correction, amelioration, betterment, castigation, melioration rare
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Definitions
- n. 1
An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
Forms
- Plural
- amendments → improvements, re-formations, corrections, ameliorations…
Example sentences
- alteration The sales plan allows of no alteration.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| amendment | falling | |
| castigation | steady | |
| alteration | falling | |
| emendation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- bettering3
- 10 letters
- correction3, alteration4, betterment3, emendation
- 11 letters
- improvement3, castigation, melioration
- 12 letters
- amelioration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bettering3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- amendement
- Italiano
- emendamento